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delay or something. So I never get picked up by Memeorandum because they
pull from Technorati and Technorati has stuff I posted yesterday
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Wankers.

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One of the most liberal judges in New Jersey found Tony Mack's protestations
unconvincing.

Convicted Mayor Tony Mack is in violation of state law and can no longer hold
office, Judge Mary Jacobson ruled today.

Granting the request to remove Mack filed by the state Office of the Attorney
General, Jacobson said Mack is no longer able hold office effective immediately.

"Once you are found guilty by a jury of your peers not only does the
presumption of innocence disappear but with it comes the stigma and the
shadow ... of being found guilty by a jury of your peers of crimes of
dishonesty," Jacobson said.

Mack had argued that he should not be removed from office until he is
sentenced in federal court — where he faces 20 years in prison —
or until motions filed by Mack's attorney for a new trial are considered by
the federal court.

But Jacobson said it would make no sense to wait for a period of several
months before removing Mack from office. She said the state statute to remove
him clearly says the removal would be effective at the time a jury returned a
guilty verdict.

And from the Media Bias file, nowhere in the NJ.com article does it mention
Tony Mack's political party affiliation. Which of course means he's a
Democrat. When writing about trumped-up scandals like "Bridgegate"
they always remember to put Republican after everybody's name. But Democrats
never receive the same recognition.

Replacing Mack in the office of the Mayor will be City Council President
George Muschal, who will hold the post until council meets to vote that
either he should stay in office until the June or appoint someone else to
serve the remainder of Mack's term. A municipal election is set for May
when voters will elect a new mayor.

For the record, George Muschal is a
registered Independent. He's also going to be the first white guy in
24 years to occupy the Trenton mayor's office. But his tenure will be
short-lived because he has no plans to run for mayor in May. That field
is already quite crowded, and he's not about to give up his position on
the council.

And in the grand tradition of New Jersey double dippers, prior to joining
the council Mr. Muschal retired from the Trenton Police Department. He's
currently collecting a state pension of
$59,583.72 per year, plus his council salary of $21,500. For the next
few months he'll bump that up to the mayor's $126,460 annual salary.